LOCAL AND GENERAL

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 1 November 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The floods in the Otaki river las! week were responsible for bringing down large quantities of timber, and :>•= n result the beach is well strewn with ivood. Carters have been busy "making hay while the sun shine-." and replenishing theii stocks of firewood. The Levin Chamber of Commerce has decided to call the attention ol the Postal Department to the hopelessly inadequate provision made foi the public at the Levin post office. At the meeting several speakers declared thai it frequently took a quarter of an hour to get attention in postal business, due to the inadequate stuff provided. Horticulturists will be interested iu tin; following dates of flower show*, to be hold within the next month or two: —Marton, November 16th and 17th: Otaki, November 17th; Hasting*, November 19th; I.eviti. November 23rd; Bulls. November 24th; Lower Hut;. November 25th; Wanganui and Foxton, November 26th; A.-hhurst. Deceit, ber Ist; Feilding, December 10th. The N.Z. Railways Department in vites application': from candidates eligible for appointment as junior porter* and traffic labourers to the per manent staff of the Department. Details are advertised, from which it will be seen tha + lucrative employm. nt is offered. Fuller particulars :ir. v be obtained from any statioctt:: ter. ■■j a new advertisement in to-day'- !- e. Mr H. L. .Beattcbsmp. a cand ; d; , for the Te Horo Hiding at the O .sty elections, announces some cf t!•- planks of his platform, which w= cd ..mend to the consideration of ratepayers. Mr Beaoeoamp advocate, "progress with economy," and is in favour of procuring labour-saving machinery. Messrs Sid Sievers and Nat. Williams-, who returned to Otaki from Wairarapa last night by motor, had a ro-jgfa spin. On the way th£y met witfc three accident.-. Throngs careless driving of a city motorist. Mr Siever>' car was run into a bank. The other two were pure accidents for which Mr .Sievers was rut to blame. Luckily oniv aight damage was done on each cession" On renting the vicinity of Foxton they encountered flood waters, and soon ascertained hy seeing a boat being roved over tie fence* that they • o-alsl not get home that **?> THh ' lik iz the vicinity of Shannon they had to travel through- two to three feet of water, la tie Pinatriea soldiers' seiender water, wfcjic! in the Horowiecaa district these were several bouses and oat of tie otiers-

New potatoes, Auckland grown, were sold in Otaki on Saturday at Cd per lb.

Entries for the Otaki stock sale, to be held on the 10th inst., are advertised.

The local banks will be closed on Friday, November sth, the people's day of the Manawatu Show.

A further cold snap on Saturday wa< responsible for a mantle of snow ot the Tararuas.

The aeroplane which has been in Wairarapa for the past few days, is expected in Levin to-morrow. It is probable that the machine" will come as far south as Otaki.

Mr J. B. Tustin, local representative of the National Mutual Life Association, will make periodical visits to Levin, and it is hoped our northern friends will avail themselves of the opportunity to insure with him.

For corsets that keep the figure young and will give strong wear, there is no better value than that offered by Messrs Stiles and Mathcson, Ltd.. ol' Levin. An advertisement in this issue gives some interesting details.

Britishers who wish tu encourage. Britain's industries will be interested in Mr \V. M Clark's (Levin) new ad

vortiscment in to-day's issue. M Clark announces that lie has ncv stocks of window hangings and line leums—all British makes. Keadei should inspect these goods, or drop line to Mr Clark.

A concert, at which high-class talent will perform, will lie given a Waikanae on Tuesday, November '.'tli in aid of the funds of the Otaki Bras Band. The management is leaving tu stone unturned to make the function : great success, and we confidently ad vise. Waikanae and district resident to keep the date in mind. Further pai tie-ulars will appear later.

A final reminder is given all Intei ested that, nominations for the County Council elections close on Tuesday (tomorrow) at noon. If necessary the elections will be. held on Wednesday of next week, 10th inst. So far three candidates are definitely announce I tor the Te Horo Biding, therefore an election is certain for that riding For the Otaki Riding no one has as yet publicly announced his candidature.

It has been estimated that the fioo I waters at Shannon covered an area 15 to 20 miles in length by five milewide, due largely to the stop-banks on the Manawatu breaking' away under the strain. In the Makerua section there were throe feet of water on tin road at Seifert's mill, and the water entered Spiers' mill. The Seifert Co. lost about SO head of stock. The approaches to the bridge on the ShannonFoxton road were slightly damaged.

The difference, in the rainfall over small areas is remarkable at time-. Comparison between the figures for the rainfall at Otaki and Te Horo show that, as a rule. Te Horo generally has a heavier fall than Otaki. This rule was reversed last week, however. During the four rainy days last week —Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday the rainfall at Otaki totalled 5.65 in, while at Te Horo—only live miles away —it was only 4.10 in. Mr A. E. E. (Fred) Dunn. hi". Known in Otaki and district, ha.opened up in business as a chemist ii premises at Otaki Railway, and hopes to merit the support oi residents tH the town and district. Mr Dunn ha had considerable experience, and a'! doctors' prescriptions will be 'licensed accurately from the purest ot ■lrugs. He also has- in stock sundries' 11ml patent medicines, till at lowe.-t The Levin Patriotic Society has ceased its operations, and handed ovei :•- functions to the Horowhenua County Patriotic Society. During tielive years of its operations the Society handled the sum of £-L2«L At the final meeting of the Society's committee i* was decided to hand the funds remaining to the credit of the Society (a sun of £l4 11- 3d) to the County Patrioti-Asf-rociation. Tribute was paid to tie Jine services rendered to the Society by Mr C. S. Keedwell as secretary.

Thc floods in the Munawatu district •yb.-ided quickly on Friday, and rail way communication was soon restored. A great amount of damage ha? beet: done by the floods, more especially ii, the Moutoa and Shannon district.-. Farmers have suffered seriously. In rn&By eases whole dairy farms have been covered with silt. etc.. to a considerable depth, and thus the dai.-v herds are left without a blade of gra ; Considerable losses of stock and in fencing have also been experienced. the floods will mean disaster to

Yesterday vrs : recognised as "Temperance Sunday" by Methodists throughout New Zealand, and in all pulpits throughout the Dominion the ministers made special reference to the liquor question. At Otaki lait night the Rev. w. G. Blade, M.A.. spoke on the great eeinomic wastage caused through the lienor traffic, and also dwelt on the moral aspect of the question. He quoted extensively frotn the official year book to show whit might be done with the money at present wasted on drink, and said th*t virtually one in every six children born in New Zealand was doomed to become branded by the erase of liquor, inasmuch as the convictions rjoj drankenseess each year were crae-siztc <fi the number of children torn in the Dominion.

Eelow we quote a few of tee lines in footwear that are apsey-saving:— G£nt.« 5 gia.ee derby?, with patent -tap*. 355; light derby?, strong soles, 2&», V>s. 33s 6d; working boot*, nailed and elated, 2.5 s fid, 28s. -%=; a few pairs tan lite boots to clear at 32« 6d; ladies' glace eoarts, 23s fid; ladies' patent coart*, assart shape. Siis; white thou* in canvas from 10s 3d; kid, 265, 32s Gel. Call early. Ir-vice's Shoe store, Otaki.

The" vital statistics for Otaki for tho month of October were:—Births 3 marriages 2, deaths 3. Natives: Births 3, deaths 3.

Fred Birratt still leads the way with boot and shoe repairs. Ho uses no inferior leather and puts iu only firstclass workmanship.* Prices right; try him. Once tried, anvays tried.—Advt.